Powerful Poem Debunks Menstrual Taboos

Earlier this year, Nepal passed a law criminalising the practice of banishing women to huts during their periods — the ancient tradition of Chhaupadi. Though the practice was banned by the supreme court in 2005, it remained prevalent in remote west — leading to the deaths of at least two teenage girls this year; a 19-year-old in Dailekh and a 15-year-old in Achham. The former died from a snake bite as she was sleeping in a shed; while latter suffocated in a poorly ventilated hut.

Yes, it is 2017!

While many might think that it’s only the remote parts of the nation that are stuck with the menstrual taboos; the reality is, even the cities suffer from them in some forms.

Avas Karmacharya and Inline Creation Records have come up with a new web series recently. The series called ‘Nishabda’ is a poetry series that sees Avas recite his poems. In the latest episode, he recites his poem titled ‘Baa Ma Para Sare Re’ — which questions about the notion of ‘impurity’ attached with the natural female body process of menstruation.